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Song is about falling for someone when they have that special something that you just can't resist.

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One Direction, so far, seems to be an upstanding boy band whose worst offense is having great hair.

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Parents need to know that this five-piece boy band from England and Ireland serenades tweens with clean songs and catchy music. "One Thing" has a sweet message about falling for someone special and has no iffy content.

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One Direction is racing up the charts in the United States after speedy success with their single "What Makes You Beautiful" from the album Up All Night. The five-member boy band, hailing from England and Ireland, sing about young love in "ONE THING." The Beatles-flavored video features the quintet gallivanting around London and all its landmarks, acting silly and incredibly charming.

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The beautiful boys of One Direction are making young girls scream and swoon from the U.K to the U.S. Like their album, Up All Night, the snappy music and sweet lyrics of "One Thing" show why this band appeals to giddy girls and even parents too. Singing "Get out, get out, get outta my head, and fall into my arms instead," one's thing's for sure -- these dapper gents won't be wearing out their welcome here anytime soon.

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Cute and Fun Song

I loved this song when 1D began to dominate as the top boy band, and I still smile when listening to it. The lyrics are cute, nothing inappropriate. The song is basically just the band singing about how "you've got that one thing" and how they (he) want you to "get out, get out, get out of my head- and fall into my arms instead". Some people may interpret this a different way, but honestly I think it's pretty innocent. The rest of the lyrics are cheesy and entirely innocent. Great song for tweens and up (it would be a little weird to hear elementary school kids singing this).

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